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taste_of_water ([personal profile] taste_of_water) wrote in [community profile] knitting2012-01-14 04:43 pm
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a yarn question

hello all!

I'm new a newbie when it comes to knitting clothes and after being caught out in the rain in my new-made bakers boy cap left me smelling like a wet sheep I'm wondering what kind of yarn you use for your outer wear projects?

thank you in advance for any input :)

Danni


edit: THANK YOU for all of your answers! I'll wear my wet sheep smell with pride in the future ^^
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[personal profile] piplup 2012-01-15 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
Seattleite check-in-- It seems like the wet sheep smell actually stops being too bad after a couple of rainstorms?
Wool really just stays the warmest in wet conditions. Maybe try a blend? I've got a scarf that's, like, 50/50 wool/acrylic and I don't recall it ever smelling.

[personal profile] oakmouse 2012-01-16 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
That's my experience too; when I lived in Seattle I found that wool stopped smelling wet-sheepish after two or three good wettings, whether from rain or from just washing the item.